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Arrived and set up near lower parking area only to be visited by a huge bull who wanted a drink from my swim (no signage that he was present)! After chasing him away to give me room to reload the car and move to top end above pumping station. Fishing slow and had 1 small chub plus 6 eels on meat.

1 Chub, 8 Other

Fished the evening from 6pm to dusk. The chub were all between 2-4lb and the barbel was around 6-7lb. Fished 12mm boillies on a hair using ground bait feeder tactics.
Good conditions as it was cloudy with occasional fright spells and the river was at normal summer levels.

1 Barbel, 9 Chub

Lovely place to fish. 13 chub to 4lb on the float.

13 Chub

Was slightly concerned about water temperature so we did a test first thing and it was 21.3. Stuck to the faster oxygenated swims and were rewarded with lots of chub and a few barbel between us. All well rested and fighting fit. Nothing big, Barbel up to maybe 7lb and Chub just over 4lb but a lovely day on the bank. Great access and swims as usual. Only 4 anglers fished as we block booked the whole beat between us

5 Barbel, 49 Chub

A tough day. Without access to a 4x4 I focussed on the downstream section of the beat. There was basically not a single swim accessible, so after breaking through some willows I managed to find a very rocky beach. If the river was up a foot or two there would have been nowhere to fish. I stuck at it for 12 hours, and only managed a single bite which was the usual size Wye Chub.

1 Chub

Humid,still overcast afternoon. Started well with a few rises and takes on butchers in the top water. Went very quiet for 5. Took one on a squirmy at depth. Then nothing worked. Huge midge hatch from 7, we were unprepared and retreated even though the fish were freely rising from 7.30 onwards. It is one of the best places to fish there is when it's like that. Will return with mosi protection.

6 Trout

Water temp fallen to 18-20’ with overnight rain, 1x12” and 1x10” BT in faster water sections bottom beat on brass head PTN

2 Trout

Well, after that horrible intense heat, was lovely heading out today ....
I was up at sparrows fart anyway, sorting the garden and getting some nice cold water put into the pond....
Fished 10 till 2pm .... A lovely , surprising session to be honest !!! First thing to get done ....Temperature dipping, of the water...She was very low, but sitting at a very reasonable 14.5 degrees C ..... Happy with that!!!
Fished dries, as always....Great fun, and, fish prepared to nail the flies today too. I'm sure its the cooler conditions have brought them on !!! A few insects about too, and several lovely sightings of the kingfisher ......... Watched one nail a minnow too ....just superb !!!
The fish were of the usual stamp for here, seven to nine or ten inches maybe ....Great fun ...I cut out two pools after the Elan Pipes....I always think thats just about right then ...And, some good dry fly sport too, with nine to my net....Can't fault that !!@
Back home and a well earned cold can of Inchs cider me thinks ....Round of a cracking sunday !!! Out on the Afon Elan later in the week with a client ... Might venture over to an Usk tributary mid week, give one of those a bash ...

9 Trout

River down behind the rec in pontardawe, I had plenty of follows but no catches there. Too many people bringing their dogs to jump in the river when trying to fish.
River alongside the trebanos rfc rugby field did a couple hours down the river, nothing

Nothing caught ?